stanhope

C18: named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787–1864), English clergyman for whom it was first built

Stanhope

/ˈstænəp/

noun

1.

Charles, 3rd Earl. 1753–1816, British radical politician and scientist. His inventions included two calculating machines, a microscope lens, and a stereotyping machine

2.

his grandfather, James, 1st Earl. 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman; George I's chief minister (1717–21). He fought under Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) and negotiated the Triple Alliance with France and Holland (1717)